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  2. Terminal velocity - Wikipedia

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    Terminal velocity is the maximum speed attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid (air is the most common example). It is reached when the sum of the drag ...

  3. Equations for a falling body - Wikipedia

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    This velocity is the asymptotic limiting value of the acceleration process, because the effective forces on the body balance each other more and more closely as the terminal velocity is approached. In this example, a speed of 50 % of terminal velocity is reached after only about 3 seconds, while it takes 8 seconds to reach 90 %, 15 seconds to ...

  4. Stokes' law - Wikipedia

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    If correctly selected, it reaches terminal velocity, which can be measured by the time it takes to pass two marks on the tube. Electronic sensing can be used for opaque fluids. Knowing the terminal velocity, the size and density of the sphere, and the density of the liquid, Stokes' law can be used to calculate the viscosity of the fluid. A ...

  5. Reynolds number - Wikipedia

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    The particle Reynolds number is important in determining the fall velocity of a particle. When the particle Reynolds number indicates laminar flow, Stokes' law can be used to calculate its fall velocity or settling velocity. When the particle Reynolds number indicates turbulent flow, a turbulent drag law must be constructed to model the ...

  6. Free fall - Wikipedia

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    The terminal velocity depends on many factors including mass, drag coefficient, and relative surface area and will only be achieved if the fall is from sufficient altitude. A typical skydiver in a spread-eagle position will reach terminal velocity after about 12 seconds, during which time they will have fallen around 450 m (1,500 ft). [4]

  7. College Football Playoff bracket picks, predictions: Who will ...

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    If the craziness and unpredictability of this season has taught us anything, it's that there is bound to be even more chaos in a first round that features four touchdown-plus spreads.

  8. Stokes flow - Wikipedia

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    Terminal velocity is achieved when the drag force is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force propelling the object. Shown is a sphere in Stokes flow, at very low Reynolds number . Stokes flow (named after George Gabriel Stokes ), also named creeping flow or creeping motion , [ 1 ] is a type of fluid flow where advective ...

  9. New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries ... - AOL

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    A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start ...